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Change History

Installation Overview

Front and Back Features and Components

Front Features and Components

Back Features and Components

Unpacking the Server and Identifying the Rack Mounting Hardware

How to Unpack the Server

How to Identify Your Rack Mounting Kit

Installing the Server In the Rack Using the Standard Rack Mounting Kit

Tools and Staff Required

Installing Optional Equipment

Compatible Racks

Contents of the Standard Rack Mounting Kit

Location of the Rack Mounting Kit and the Shipping Bracket Kit

Installing the Server In a Rack Using the Standard Rack Mounting Kit

Removing and Installing the Standard Rack Mounting Kit Shipping Brackets

Installing the Server In the Rack Using the Universal Rack Mounting Kit

Tools and Staff Required

Installing Optional Equipment

Compatible Racks

Contents of the Universal Rack Mounting Kit

Installing the Server in a Rack Using the Universal Rack Mounting Kit

Installing and Removing the Universal Rack Mounting Kit Shipping Brackets

Removing the Server From the Rack

How to Remove the Server From the Rack

How to Remove the Rack Mounting Hardware from the Rack

Cabling and Power

Attaching Administration (SP) Cables

Cabling NEMs and PCIe EMs

Powering the Server On and Off

Getting Service for Your Server

How to Find the Server's Serial Number

Managing Your Server

ILOM Software Overview

Setting Up the Preinstalled Solaris Operating System

OS Information Links

Configuring the Preinstalled Oracle Solaris OS

Installation Worksheet

How to Connect to the Server Using the Server's IP Address

(Optional) How to Redirect the Console Output to the Video Port

How to Connect to the Server Using a Serial Capture Program

Oracle Solaris OS Information Products and Training

Communicating With the ILOM and the System Console

Server Connections

About ILOM SP IP Addresses and the ILOM Interfaces

Determining the SP IP Address

Connecting to the ILOM

Connecting to the System Console

I/O and Interrupt Resource Allocation

Option ROM and I/O Space Allocation

Allocating MSI Interrupt Space (Oracle Solaris OS Only)

How to Identify and Fix Interrupt Resource Shortages

Sun Fire X4800 Server Specifications

Physical Specifications for the Sun Fire X4800 Server

Power Specifications for the Sun Fire X4800 Server

Environmental Specifications

Acoustic Specifications

Index

How to Connect to the Server Using a Serial Capture Program

  1. Use a cable to connect the serial port of the server to the serial port of the serial capture host system.
  2. Make sure the communication properties of the serial port of the system are set to the defaults.

    The default settings are 9600 baud, 8N1 (eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit), disable flow control.

  3. Start a terminal session to capture the serial port output:
    • On a client running Oracle Solaris OS, type:

      $tip -9600 /dev/ttya
    • On a client running Windows, start a program such as Hyperterminal.

    • On a client running Linux, start a program such as Minicom, a text-based serial communication program that is included in the Linux distributions. For more information, see the man pages included in the Linux distribution.

  4. Log in to the service processor as an administrator, for example:
    login: root
    password: changeme
  5. Connect to the console by typing the following:
    start /SP/console

    The SP is now configured to connect to the console.

  6. Power on main power to the server by using a ball-point pen or other pointed object to press the recessed Power button on the front panel.

    POST messages appear on your screen as the OS boots up.

  7. Follow the onscreen prompts.
  8. Use the information you gathered in Table 1to help you enter the system and network information as you are prompted.

    The screens that are displayed vary, depending on the method that you chose for assigning network information to the server (DHCP or static IP address).

    After you have entered the system-configuration information, the server completes the boot process and displays the Oracle Solaris login prompt.

See Also

You can access the various collections of the Oracle Solaris 10 OS user documentation at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/solaris-10-192992.html